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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: then she said she would consult you and I let her wait in your
office for the good part of an hour."
Kent thought a moment then walked toward his door; on its threshold
he paused, struck by a sudden idea.
"Did Colonel McIntyre come with Mrs. Brewster?" he asked.
"No, Mr. Kent; he came in while she was here."
"And they went off together," volunteered Mrs. Sylvester, who had
been a silent listener to their conversation. Kent started; he had
forgotten the woman. "Excuse me, Mr. Kent," she continued, and
stepped toward him. "I presume, likely, that you are very interested
in this charge of murder against your partner, Mr. Rochester."
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